Jared Ballard
About Jared Ballard
Jared Ballard is the Performance Team Lead at Alight Solutions, with a decade of experience in software configuration, database management, and technology solutions.
Current Title and Role
Jared Ballard currently holds the position of Performance Team Lead at Alight Solutions. He has been in this role since July 2021, where he focuses on team performance and management. His responsibilities include overseeing team operations, ensuring project timelines are adhered to, and meeting performance metrics.
Previous Experience at Alight Solutions
Before becoming a Performance Team Lead, Jared Ballard worked as a Lead Systems Analyst at Alight Solutions from 2018 to 2021, accumulating three years of experience. In this role, he was responsible for analyzing and improving system processes, troubleshooting technical issues, and ensuring the smooth operation of IT systems.
Experience at Aon Hewitt
Jared Ballard has extensive experience at Aon Hewitt, where he held two key positions. From 2014 to 2018, he served as a Systems Analyst in Hunt Valley, identifying system requirements and implementing solutions. Concurrently, from 2012 to 2018, he worked as a Software Configuration Specialist, focusing on software setup, customization, and maintenance.
Educational Background
Jared Ballard holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems & Business Administration from Towson University, completed between 2009 and 2011. Prior to that, he studied the same field at West Virginia University from 2007 to 2009.
Early Career and Additional Roles
Jared Ballard's early career includes a role as a Database Administrator Assistant at PivNet, Inc. from 2010 to 2011. He also worked at West Virginia University in WVU Dining Services for three months in 2009, and as an Assistant Kitchen Manager at Crossroads Pub from 2003 to 2012, where he gained significant managerial experience.